California State Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, a Republican lawmaker in the state legislature, secured more than the necessary number of signatures to get a voter ID initiative on the November ballot.
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, a Democrat, issued a notice on Friday announcing the development. The document lists DeMaio, California Republican state Sen. Tony Strickland, and Donald DiCostanzo of Californians for Voter ID as proponents of the proposition.
The measure seeks to amend the California Constitution to require voters to present government-issued identification at polling places or to provide the last four digits of their identification number for mail-in voting.
In California, voters are only required to provide their ID and Social Security number when they register to vote. The same is not required when voters cast their ballots.
“Voters will be able to restore election integrity in our state, citizenship verification, auditing voter rolls, and yes, requiring ID to vote,”
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